NCT07461311

Manual Therapy on Lateral Elbow Pain

Influence of Manual Therapy on Lateral Elbow Pain

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 160 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of La Laguna · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This randomised, controlled, double-blind experimental study is designed to evaluate the efficacy of a standardised manual physiotherapy protocol for treating lateral epicondylalgia of the humerus, commonly known as 'tennis elbow'. The study will compare the results for patients receiving active treatment with those for a control group who will follow a watchful waiting approach. Secondary objectives include analysing the relationship between pain, grip strength and joint mobility in the elbow and cervical spine. A sample of healthy subjects will also be included to establish baseline data and measure the effects of the protocol in an asymptomatic population.

Conditions

• Tennis Elbow

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Manual Therapy	Manual techniques will be performed on the cervical and dorsal areas and the elbow, as well as on the soft tissues associated with these areas. High-speed techniques, stretching techniques, myofascial relaxation techniques and neural mobilisation techniques will be used.
OTHER	Sham Manual Therapy	Mobilisation techniques will be performed without reaching the final parameters of joint movement in the same areas where manual contact is applied in the intervention group.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-10-01
• Primary completion: 2026-12-01
• Completion: 2026-12-01
• First posted: 2026-03-10
• Last updated: 2026-03-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain